HAND-HELD VACUUM CLEANER
First Claim
1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner device comprising:
- a first member comprising a first housing and a dust container defined by or enclosed in the first housing;
a second member comprising a second housing and a suction source enclosed in the second housing, wherein the first and second housings are engaged with each other to form a single body handheld vacuum cleaner;
an air intake tube configured to initially receive outside air, wherein the air intake tube is in fluid communication with the first housing, wherein a first airflow is to be formed via the air intake tube to the dust container when the suction source is operating; and
wherein the first and second members are arranged such that a second airflow is to be formed from the first housing to the second housing when the suction source is operating, wherein directions of the first and second airflows generally cross each other when viewed from the top of the handheld vacuum cleaner.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a handy cleaner that can be converted into a canister type vacuum cleaner. A vacuum cleaner includes the handy cleaner. Further, a handy cleaner-integrated vacuum cleaner has an improved dust container-mounting structure to allow convenient conversion into a handy cleaner, and an improved suction path structure allow convenient accommodation of the handy cleaner. The handy cleaner includes a dust container having an intake port and an exhaust port to allow circulation of air therethrough and including a filter disposed in the dust container to separate foreign matter from the air, and a driving unit detachably mounted to the dust container to generate suction force in the dust container and including a suction duct communicated with the intake port and an exhaust opening communicated with the exhaust port.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner device comprising:
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a first member comprising a first housing and a dust container defined by or enclosed in the first housing;
a second member comprising a second housing and a suction source enclosed in the second housing, wherein the first and second housings are engaged with each other to form a single body handheld vacuum cleaner;
an air intake tube configured to initially receive outside air, wherein the air intake tube is in fluid communication with the first housing, wherein a first airflow is to be formed via the air intake tube to the dust container when the suction source is operating; and
wherein the first and second members are arranged such that a second airflow is to be formed from the first housing to the second housing when the suction source is operating, wherein directions of the first and second airflows generally cross each other when viewed from the top of the handheld vacuum cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A hand-held vacuum cleaner device comprising:
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a first member comprising a first housing and a dust container defined by or enclosed in the first housing;
a second member comprising a second housing and a suction source enclosed in the second housing, wherein the first and second housings are engaged with each other to form a single body handheld vacuum cleaner; and
an air intake tube hingedly connected to the first member or the second member, and configured to hingedly rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the air intake tube is in full fluid communication with the dust container, wherein in the second position the air intake tube is substantially not in fluid communication with the dust container. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification